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Friends in Paldea [Poke Ball] #174

Friends in Paldea [Poke Ball] #174

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #174 · Reverse Holo · Dec 2024

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No — Very Low Grading Population

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.12
Expected Value
$2.94
Net Profit
$5.88
Gem Rate
70.0%
ROI
+34%
Sales / Yr
10

Only 20 cards have been graded by PSA. There is insufficient data to determine grading profitability, and finding buyers for graded copies may be difficult.

Best Tier for Flipping

TAG Basic$22.00/card · 30+ business days
Net Profit $42.50
Per-Flip ROI 127%
Annualized 2,340%
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Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.

Profitability by Grading Company

CompanyBest TierGem RatePop10sCostEVNet ProfitROI
PSAPSA Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
BGSBGS Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
CGCCGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
SGCSGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
TAGTAG Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
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Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.

Price by Grade

Raw
$2.12
BGS 10
$51.00
PSA 10
$38.97
CGC 10
$23.00
SGC 10
$23.00
BGS 9.5
$15.00
9
$13.19
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70.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 20 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (20 total graded)

20Total
PSA 101470.0%
PSA 9630.0%
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